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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 33, what does the black civil rights leader accuse McCall of being?
2. McCall describes how he is so racially sensitive he can not enjoy an assignment covering what kind of contest?
3. In Chapter 40, McCall talks about the impact of what on young black men?
4. After McCall is challenged by someone in Chapter 40, what does he do?
5. Who moves to California, taking McCall's son with them, in Chapter 30?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does McCall proceed with the advice he got from Milton regarding his prison record during the Washington Post interview?
2. How does Debbie's mom respond to the African name chosen for their first son and why does McCall insist on the African name?
3. What does McCall like about Islam according to Chapter 26?
4. How does Danny's driving curiosity about race affect his relationship with McCall?
5. How does Stanley's visit become a turning point for McCall and the drug scene?
6. Why does McCall enjoy the small things in Chapter 24?
7. What happens with the divorce from Debbie in Chapter 41?
8. How does the fellowship program in Missouri help McCall deal with his racial sensitivity?
9. How does McCall's relationship with his son, Monroe, compare to McCall's relationship with his biological father as described in Chapter 30?
10. How does McCall deal with his friends' suspicions about his "good fortune" in Part II of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of McCall's approval of unusual names for black babies in relation to his need to rebel against all things mainstream.
Essay Topic 2
In the end of the book, McCall observes, with fear, the younger men on the block at his old hang out, the 7-Eleven. As a young black man growing up in urban America, McCall's every experience has been different or at the very least tainted by racism or misguided rites of passage. His fear of another man's rage has him easing back into his car and leaving the block. Using his story as your guide, explain how McCall's thoughts during this instance would be perceived as a betrayal by some (whom) but as maturity, growth by others (whom).
Essay Topic 3
In Part III of the book, McCall describes his relationship with Yvette, her challenges with being inferior and the Muslim principle that women hold an inferior position in the home. Looking at McCall's upbringing, his relationship with his mother and his mother's role in McCall's home, how do the two outlooks, situations, etc. clash? Why does McCall have problems with this Muslim principle and how much of this is due to his upbringing and his mother's role in the home?
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